# How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.

2 messages from 2010-09-09 to 2010-09-09. Participants: hogsolo, Jacob Helwig.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/25054

## hogsolo, 2010-09-09 17:04

Subject: How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.
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I've got a working file in my master, but I want to see what's different
about it on the branch.
I've seen how to diff the WHOLE branch and master, but not target a specific
file.
What's the syntax for that?

thanks
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## Jacob Helwig, 2010-09-09 17:16

Subject: Re: How to diff between a file on a branch and a master.
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On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:04:50 -0700, hogsolo wrote:
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> I've got a working file in my master, but I want to see what's different
> about it on the branch.
> I've seen how to diff the WHOLE branch and master, but not target a specific
> file.
> What's the syntax for that?
> 
> thanks

You should just be able to tack " -- path/to/file" on the end of the git
diff invocation you're using to get the diff for the entire branch.

-- 
Jacob Helwig

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